BIG SUR, CA – The adventurous journey of an experienced hiker met a tragic end when her body was found at the base of a waterfall in Northern California’s Ventana Wilderness. Caroline Meister, 30, an avid hiker, embarked on a hike from the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center on Monday, March 18. Alerted of her prolonged absence, a search and rescue mission was organized. Monterey County Sheriff Tina M. Nieto announced the unfortunate finding at a …
HANKSVILLE, UT – A young life was cut short in a tragic accident in Utah last weekend. Jonathan Fielding, a 19-year-old hiker, fell to his death while photographing the breathtaking Moonscape Overlook. Fielding had recently moved to Orem, Utah, a three-hour drive from the site of the accident. He was hiking with friends near Hanksville when the unfortunate incident occurred. His family, while mourning his sudden loss, find a measure of comfort knowing he was …
Coconino National Forest, near Camp Verde, Arizona, became a scene of tragedy on Monday when Jennifer Petri, a 44-year old, plunged off a 20-foot high precipice referred to as “The Bluffs”. In response to the call for help, a team of search and rescue volunteers, fire department crew and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, along with a Department of Public Safety helicopter were all deployed. Eventually, the helicopter crew was able to scour the steep, …
Two teenagers are alive after a harrowing experience during a ten-day hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern California. Riley Ramirez and Cole White got stranded in a snowstorm near the San Gorgonio Mountains, leaving them unable to contact help. They had been well-prepared with food, a tent, and snowshoes but were not ready for the massive amounts of snow that were dumped on California’s mountain communities. The boys were slightly hypothermic and were …
In a heart-wrenching incident, a 17-year-old Utah girl, Zoe Afton McKinney, lost her life in a fall while hiking at Kane Creek Canyon on Friday afternoon. The Moab City Police Department reported that the teenager was hiking the Moab Rim Trail in eastern Utah with a group of her friends when she slipped and fell off a sheer cliff face. Her friends quickly called 911, but due to the dangerous terrain, were unable to reach …
According to officials, a married couple’s hiking trip in a Utah national park turned deadly when the wife became hypothermic, resulting in her death. According to a news release from the National Park Service, the couple started hiking in Zion National Park Tuesday and faced cold weather overnight. According to park officials, the 33-year-old husband left his wife on a trail to seek help early Wednesday. Eventually, other visitors noticed the injured man and helped …
Denver woman dies in 900-foot fall from Capitol Peak in Colorado – USA TODAY A Denver woman died after falling from the knife edge of Capitol Peak into Pierre Lakes Basin. She had been hiking solo and had been trying to cling to a rock that gave way. The woman’s body was found on Capitol Peak, one of Colorado’s towering “Fourteeners”, after a rock she tried to hold onto for support and leverage gave way. …